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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Three Southern Resident Orcas Missing, Presumed Dead
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
British Columbia: Time of Essence as Fraser River Slide
Blocks Spawning Salmon (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
South Carolina Spending Millions on Four Consultants to
Explore Santee Cooper Sale (The State, Columbia, SC)
Give Up Your Gas Stove to Save the Planet? Banning Gas Is
the Next Climate Push (National Public Radio)
Latest Election Results - Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton,
WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
South Carolina Spending Millions on Four
Consultants to Explore Santee Cooper Sale
2.
Natural Gas Surplus Means Opportunity for Quincy
3.
New Seattle City Light Substation Offers
Community Amenities
4.
Op/Ed: Lewis County Power Outage Throws a Wrench
in the Works for Businesses, but They Make Do
5.
California: Chico Proposal for Curfew During
Pacific Gas & Electric Outages Called ‘A Hard Sell’
6.
Choose Your Own Electric Company in Arizona?
Seven Things to Know About Deregulation
7.
EIA Introduces Short-Term Forecasts for
Wholesale Electricity Prices
8.
Three Southern Resident Orcas Missing, Presumed
Dead
9.
Three Southern Resident Killer Whales Presumed
Dead after Being Missing Over Summer
10.
British Columbia: Time of Essence as Fraser
River Slide Blocks Spawning Salmon
11.
Salmon Hatcheries Buy Us Time While We Work to
Restore the Salish Sea
12.
For Pacific Northwest Fishermen, Latest Catch Is
Trade-War Trouble
13.
Snohomish PUD Unveils “Essential Tool” to
Benefit Sultan River Fish
14.
Think 30-50 Feral Hogs Is a Joke? Millions More
Are Rampaging Across the U.S.
15.
Portland Man Pleads Guilty to Spilling 1,000
Gallons of Oil into Willamette River
16.
A Quarter of Humanity Faces Looming Water Crises
17.
Giant Turbines Propel Boom in Wind Energy
18.
GridMod or 5G – Power & Tech Giants Fight
Over Airwaves Space in the U.S.
19.
Comcast Expands Internet Services to More
Low-Income Households
20.
Broadband & the Census
21.
Bitcoin Is Dancing in Tandem with Gold Again
22.
World’s Dumbest Bitcoin Scammer Tries to Scam Bitcoin
Educator, Gets Scammed in the Process
23.
Give Up Your Gas Stove to Save the Planet?
Banning Gas Is the Next Climate Push
24.
Drought Reveals Lost Temple in Thailand
Submerged by Dam
25.
Alaska Credit Union to End Marijuana Business
Pilot Program
26.
Study Reveals What We All Knew: Posting on
Social Media While on Drugs Is a Bad Idea
27.
There Are Tiny Parks for Bees Hiding on the Roof
of These Bus Stops
28.
Latest Election Results - Mason County
29.
Republican Sen. Phil Fortunato Running for
Washington State Governor
30.
Mason County Sheriff’s Office Says It Will Crack
Down on High Steel Bridge Trespassing
31.
Level 3 Evacuations in Effect for 18,000-Acre
Williams Flats Fire on Colville Reservation
32.
As Williams Flats Fire Grows, Smoke Makes
Spokane’s Air Quality Among Worst Nationwide – Drone Halts Firefighting
33.
Small Plane Crashes into Dyes Inlet Near
Silverdale
34.
Washington State Ferry Fares Going Up
35.
Heat Lamps Cause A Fowl Problem for Kitsap
County Chicken Owners
36.
Montana: Man Accused of Fracturing 13-Year-Old’s
Skull for Not Removing Hat During National Anthem
WORD OF THE DAY
Haute Cuisine • \OAT kwiz-ZEEN\ • noun – Gourmet food; the
preparation of gourmet food.
Compared to the “Scotch-Buy” store brand of macaroni and
cheese, Kraft brand Mac ‘n Cheese is as close to haute cuisine you can get in
this prepared food category.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
South Carolina Spending Millions on Four
Consultants to Explore Santee Cooper Sale (The State, Columbia, SC)
2.
Natural Gas Surplus Means Opportunity for Quincy
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
3.
New Seattle City Light Substation Offers
Community Amenities (American Public Power Association)
4.
Op/Ed: Lewis County Power Outage Throws a Wrench
in the Works for Businesses, but They Make Do (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
5.
California: Chico Proposal for Curfew During Pacific
Gas & Electric Outages Called ‘A Hard Sell’ (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
6.
Choose Your Own Electric Company in Arizona? Seven
Things to Know About Deregulation (Arizona Republic, Phoenix)
7.
EIA Introduces Short-Term Forecasts for
Wholesale Electricity Prices (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
FISH & WILDLIFE
8.
Three Southern Resident Orcas Missing, Presumed
Dead (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
9.
Three Southern Resident Killer Whales Presumed
Dead after Being Missing Over Summer (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
10. British
Columbia: Time of Essence as Fraser River Slide Blocks Spawning Salmon (Victoria
Times-Colonist, BC)
11. Salmon
Hatcheries Buy Us Time While We Work to Restore the Salish Sea (Seattle Times, WA
– Paywall Advisory)
12. For
Pacific Northwest Fishermen, Latest Catch Is Trade-War Trouble (Christian
Science Monitor)
13. Snohomish
PUD Unveils “Essential Tool” to Benefit Sultan River Fish (Everett Post, WA)
14. Think
30-50 Feral Hogs Is a Joke? Millions More Are Rampaging Across the U.S. (Washington
Post)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
15. Portland
Man Pleads Guilty to Spilling 1,000 Gallons of Oil into Willamette River (KGW-TV,
Portland, OR)
16. A
Quarter of Humanity Faces Looming Water Crises (NY Times)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
17. Giant
Turbines Propel Boom in Wind Energy (Scientific American)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
18. GridMod
or 5G – Power & Tech Giants Fight Over Airwaves Space in the U.S. (Bloomberg
News)
19. Comcast
Expands Internet Services to More Low-Income Households (Philadelphia Business
Journal, PA)
20. Broadband
& the Census (Pots & Pans)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
21. Bitcoin
Is Dancing in Tandem with Gold Again (Bloomberg News)
22. World’s
Dumbest Bitcoin Scammer Tries to Scam Bitcoin Educator, Gets Scammed in the Process
(Gizmodo)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
23. Give
Up Your Gas Stove to Save the Planet? Banning Gas Is the Next Climate Push
(National Public Radio)
24. Drought
Reveals Lost Temple in Thailand Submerged by Dam (Reuters)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
25. Alaska
Credit Union to End Marijuana Business Pilot Program (Associated Press)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
26. Study
Reveals What We All Knew: Posting on Social Media While on Drugs Is a Bad Idea
(Mashable)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
27. There
Are Tiny Parks for Bees Hiding on the Roof of These Bus Stops (Fast Company)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
28. Latest
Election Results - Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
29. Republican
Sen. Phil Fortunato Running for Washington State Governor (KING TV, Seattle,
WA)
GENERAL NEWS
30. Mason
County Sheriff’s Office Says It Will Crack Down on High Steel Bridge Trespassing
(Kitsap Sun, Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)
31. Level
3 Evacuations in Effect for 18,000-Acre Williams Flats Fire on Colville
Reservation (KHQ TV, Spokane, WA)
32. As
Williams Flats Fire Grows, Smoke Makes Spokane’s Air Quality Among Worst Nationwide
– Drone Halts Firefighting (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
33. Small
Plane Crashes into Dyes Inlet Near Silverdale (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
34. Washington
State Ferry Fares Going Up (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
35. Heat
Lamps Cause A Fowl Problem for Kitsap County Chicken Owners (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton
– Paywall Advisory)
36. Montana:
Man Accused of Fracturing 13-Year-Old’s Skull for Not Removing Hat During
National Anthem (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Woman Sent to Hospital After Posing with Octopus on Face
Florida Family’s Toilet Explodes During Thunderstorm...But
Why?
French Bulldog Survived a Six-Story Plunge from a New York Building
by Landing in the Luckiest Spot
Camera Captures Woman Putting Dog Poop in North Portland Porch
Mailbox
SONG OF THE DAY
The Beatles - Octopus's Garden
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